Wednesday, 26 October 2011
In Plain View - Helen Lyons
Helen Lyons is an artist and art historian, she is a graduate of the BFA program at the University of Manitoba, she has also has achieved a BA in Art and Art History from the University of Toronto.
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
In Plain View - Steve Jorgenson
Steve Jorgenson was born on Bainbridge Island, Washington, in 1947 and grew up in Seattle. After graduating in 1969 with a B.A. degree in Art from Bethel University, Saint Paul, Minnesota, he received an Art Education Teaching Certificate from Seattle Pacific University in 1971.
A variety of jobs in teaching and construction followed before he emigrated to Canada in 1975 where he works as a potter and sculptor. He has been a partner in The Stoneware Gallery since 1985.
His wheel-thrown pots are made of stoneware clay and are designed to be functional and have visually complex surfaces. Motifs from nature are carved into the pots which are first covered with brushed on multi-coloured slips. Transparent matte and gloss glazes are applied and then the pottery is fired in a gas kiln to approximately 2350° F., utilizing a heavy reduction atmosphere which produces richly coloured glazes and clay bodies.
A variety of jobs in teaching and construction followed before he emigrated to Canada in 1975 where he works as a potter and sculptor. He has been a partner in The Stoneware Gallery since 1985.
His wheel-thrown pots are made of stoneware clay and are designed to be functional and have visually complex surfaces. Motifs from nature are carved into the pots which are first covered with brushed on multi-coloured slips. Transparent matte and gloss glazes are applied and then the pottery is fired in a gas kiln to approximately 2350° F., utilizing a heavy reduction atmosphere which produces richly coloured glazes and clay bodies.
In Plain View - Kathleen Noelle Black
Kathleen creates one of a kind glass sculptures, original paintings and small unique glass jewellery pieces.
Emotional strengths and weaknesses of living give life to Kathleen's work. Small glass pieces to larger organic, cast glass sculptures, windows; paintings in oils, water colour, acrylic and mixed media all reflect an exploration of light, dark, transparency and growth. This is all about time - time of day, time of life, how little or great the time.
Kathleen was encouraged as a child to paint on walls. She has continued her education in glass at Alberta College of Art and Design, Red Deer College and visual art at the University of Manitoba. She was the only Manitoban accepted into the juried Glass Art Association of Canada Juried Show "Lucent". A glass piece was accepted by the Manitoba Craft Council for the Annual Juried Show 2009. She has been recognized locally for her glass sculptures. Her work is represented in B.C., Alberta and most importantly here at home in Manitoba.
Emotional strengths and weaknesses of living give life to Kathleen's work. Small glass pieces to larger organic, cast glass sculptures, windows; paintings in oils, water colour, acrylic and mixed media all reflect an exploration of light, dark, transparency and growth. This is all about time - time of day, time of life, how little or great the time.
Kathleen was encouraged as a child to paint on walls. She has continued her education in glass at Alberta College of Art and Design, Red Deer College and visual art at the University of Manitoba. She was the only Manitoban accepted into the juried Glass Art Association of Canada Juried Show "Lucent". A glass piece was accepted by the Manitoba Craft Council for the Annual Juried Show 2009. She has been recognized locally for her glass sculptures. Her work is represented in B.C., Alberta and most importantly here at home in Manitoba.
In Plain View - Ray Chistopherson
Ray Christopherson's pottery combines traditional forms with clean lines. Combined with his multiple-glaze techniques, he produces a unique and original look. His work is inspired by the thought that simple is beautiful. His glazes and glazing methods are inspired by nature or interpretation of nature. The marble glaze was inspired by wheat fields, mosses, grasses and rocks of the prairies. Other glazes are used for the power of the colours.
Ray believes pottery is a tactile art form meant to be held, touched and used. Beautiful pottery should also beautify a meal or a cup of tea or coffee.
His work has been displayed in various stores in Winnipeg, Winnipeg Beach, Clear Lake, Brandon, Kitchener and Waterloo.
Ray Christopherson is a Winnipeg potter who studied art at Tec Voc High School and the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba. Before concentrating on pottery, he studied pottery under local artists: Valerie Metcalfe, Kathy Koop and Steve Repa who inspired him to continue pottery.
Ray believes pottery is a tactile art form meant to be held, touched and used. Beautiful pottery should also beautify a meal or a cup of tea or coffee.
His work has been displayed in various stores in Winnipeg, Winnipeg Beach, Clear Lake, Brandon, Kitchener and Waterloo.
Ray Christopherson is a Winnipeg potter who studied art at Tec Voc High School and the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba. Before concentrating on pottery, he studied pottery under local artists: Valerie Metcalfe, Kathy Koop and Steve Repa who inspired him to continue pottery.
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